KYSELA PERE ET FILS, LTD.

"It's almost a crime to drink this incredible wine young, such is its proven, almost Riesling-like ability to age in bottle. Bottled late after eight months on lees and a further two years in tank, it's a focused, structured, mineral-edged white with notes of citrus and blackcurrant leaf and a racy, stony finish. Val do Salnés Albariño at its chiselled best. 2022-32"

- Tim Atkin (Rias Baixas Special Report 2022), 97 pts

"The 2018 Albariño de Fefiñanes III Año fermented in stainless steel, where it matured with the lees for seven months and then was bottled in its third year (hence the name). It has developed some aromatic complexity and shows moderate alcohol (13%) and ripeness, and the palate is a bit austere, quite serious. 7,200 bottles were filled in May 2021. - Luis Gutiérrez"
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #259, February 28th 2022), 92 pts

"Pale yellow. An impressively complex, assertively perfumed bouquet evokes fresh orchard and citrus fruits, pungent flowers, ginger and smoky minerals. Shows outstanding depth but comes off lithe, offering sappy pear, Meyer lemon, nectarine and orange pith flavors braced by a core of juicy acidity. The mineral and floral notes drive a strikingly long, penetrating finish that echoes the pear and orange notes. - Josh Raynolds"

- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (June 2021), 94 pts

"Tropical fruit aromas are smooth and elegant, as a high-end Albariño with three years (hence the name) of lees aging should display. A layered palate has minerality at its core, while a tropical fruit basket of melon, papaya, lemon and banana flavors finishes clean and classy. This is in a mature state of grace. Enjoy through 2021. - MICHAEL SCHACHNER"
- Wine Enthusiast (July 2020), 93 pts - Editors' Choice

"Lurid yellow color. Highly perfumed, mineral-accented aromas of peach and pear nectar, melon and tangerine, along with a building floral overtone. Juicy and densely packed, displaying a deft interplay of power and delicacy to its orchard and pit fruit flavors. Picks up smoky lees and quinine nuances with air that carry through an impressively long finish that echoes the peach and floral notes. - Josh Raynolds"
- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (March 2019), 94 pts

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"Brilliant yellow. A complex, highly perfumed bouquet displays Meyer lemon, pear, honey and chamomile scents, lifted by a smoky mineral topnote and a hint of ginger. Palate-staining, mineral-driven citrus and orchard fruit flavors show excellent focus and depth, and a subtle hint of iodine emerges slowly. Emphatically stony and floral on the long, focused finish, which leaves a suggestion of orange pith behind. - Josh Raynolds"
- Vinous (January 2017), 93 pts

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"The 2013 Albariño de Fefiñanes III Año, bottled in its third year and hence the name, had notes of hay and straw, floral aromas and clean fruit. It had very good intensity and balance, with the lees providing volume to balance the acidity of the year. It finishes with a very long aftertaste, lifted by the granite mineral sensation. 6,062 bottles were filled in February 2016. - Luis Gutiérrez"
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #232, August 2017), 92 pts

"Much better was the 2012 Albariño de Fefiñanes III Año, a wine from a warm, ripe vintage. It aged in contact with the lees with bâttonage for almost three years, hence its name. The nose combines freshly cut grass, musky apple and some spices and smoky/leesy sensations. The palate is fuller than any of the 2013s tasted next to it, with ripe flavors of yellow fruit and good balance."
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #224, April 2016), 92 pts

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"Light-gold. Intense mineral-accented aromas of pear skin, tangerine and honeysuckle, with hints of vanilla and ginger emerging slowly. Taut and sharply focused on entry, then fleshier in the middle, offering sappy citrus and orchard fruit flavors and a touch of smokiness. Mineral and pear qualities dominate the long, lively, subtly sweet finish. This wine was aged in used French and American oak barrels for five months. - Josh Raynolds"
- Vinous (January 2016), 92 pts

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"Light yellow-gold. Powerful pear and nectarine aromas are brightened by chalky minerals and deepened by hints of smoky lees and iodine. Supple orchard fruit and Meyer flavors stain the palate, picking up bitter citrus zest and quinine qualities with air. Turns firmer and more minerally as it opens in the glass, finishing with superb lift and smoky persistence. This wine was aged on its lees in stainless steel tanks for three years, hence the name."
-  Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (September/October 2014), 93 pts

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"This 100% Albarino is a selection of the best fruit and the best tank. Medium dark straw in color, it reveals a spicy late harvest character with notes of apricot and honey. Lush and deep, it’s a dry wine with the rich flavors and unctuousness of a sweet one, finishing with incredible persistence and distinct mineral notes. Aged for three years on the lees in steel tanks, this 2009 vintage illustrate how Albariño’s flavors mature and and deepen with some bottle age. "

I-WineReview (December 2013), 93 pts

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"(aged for three years on its lees in stainless steel): Bright gold. Citrus zest, fresh fig, smoky minerals and honey on the nose. Brisk, tactile and gripping, with noteworthy energy to its flavors of lemon curd, pear, mineral and sweet butter. Finishes chewy, fresh and very long, with resonating mineral and floral notes. - JR"

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (September 2013), 92 pts

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"The 2009 Albarino de Fefinanes III Ano has a seductive, complex bouquet with passion fruit, hints of apple blossom and a papaya that is beautifully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with hints of tangerine on the entry. It fans out with orange zest, even a suggestion of marmalade, with great precision towards the finish. This is outstanding. Drink now-2020."

Wine Advocate (Neal Martin, Issue#205, February 2013), 91 pts

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